Senior Occupational Therapist (Stroke)

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Providing specialist Occupational Therapy assessment, treatment and discharge support for patients withcomplex physical and health needs in the area of Stroke Rehabilitation. The service provides occupational therapy in hyper-acute, inpatient rehab and community rehab settings.

The successful candidate will need to have post graduate experience of working within a stroke service. They will need to feel confident and comfortable working autonomously without direct supervision, and have the skills to guide and support others e.g. rotational staff, rehabilitation assistants and technical instructors. We as a service value enthusiasm, passion, creativity and the ability to motivate self and others. We are committed to supporting personal development and provide a robust supervision, support and governance structure.

Main duties of the job

To ensure the stroke OT service provision is prioritised and service delivery is made effectively within resource constraints.
To manage a defined caseload of patients (often with highly complex and long-term needs), using evidence based clinical reasoning to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.
To undertake highly complex assessments, plan, implement and evaluate therapeutic interventions. This work will take place both in patients' homes and hospital.
To provide leadership for junior and support staff, through supervision and mentoring.
To carryout appraisals with junior and support staff, as delegated by Line Manager.
To participate in the planning, development and evaluation of Occupational Therapy services within a designated area/team, holding responsibility for defined projects through specialist interest and steering group.
To contribute to the maintenance and development of the Occupational Therapy service.
To regularly supervise undergraduate Occupational Therapy students on practice placement and participate in placement experience of other professionals.

About us

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.

Date posted

21 March 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year pro rata per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

319-6120442AZ

Job locations

North Tyneside General Hospital

Rake Lane

North Shields

NE29 8NH

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide a comprehensive Occupational Therapy service in the specialised area of stroke, managing a caseload of patients (often with highly complex needs), using evidence based clinical reasoning to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.

This is an exciting opportunity for a band 6 to work within our stroke service. This role will involve experience from Hyper Acute assessment, to inpatient rehabilitation, to supporting patients in their own homes. With great opportunities to learn, gain experience and to help shape a service.

Does this sound like the role for you? If so, we would love to hear from you, if you have any questions or would like further information on this opportunity. Please contact Clare Schwalbe or Jay Wotherspoon on 0191 293 2773 or 0191 293 4241.

Alternatively you can email us at:

clare.schwalbe@nhct.nhs.uk or jay.wotherspoon@nhct.nhs.uk

Job description

Job responsibilities

Alternatively you can email us at:

clare.schwalbe@nhct.nhs.uk or jay.wotherspoon@nhct.nhs.uk

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Diploma/Degree in O.T.
Post Graduate experience relevant to specialist area.
State registered with Health Professions Council.

Desirable

Practice placement qualification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Diploma/Degree in O.T.
Post Graduate experience relevant to specialist area.
State registered with Health Professions Council.

Desirable

Practice placement qualification.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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